Auntie Penelope baked 56 more blueberry muffins than apple muffins. After she gave
18 of the blueberry muffins and 0.2 of the apple muffins to Usha, she was left with 55 fewer apple muffins than blueberry muffins. How many muffins did she bake?
| |
Blueberry muffins |
Apple muffins |
Comparing blueberry muffins
and apple muffins
at first |
56 more |
|
Before
|
8x5 =
40 u |
+ 56 |
5x8 =
40 u |
Change
|
- 1x5 =
- 5 u |
- 7 |
- 1x8 =
- 8 u |
After
|
7x5 =
35 u |
+ 49 |
4x8 =
32 u |
Comparing blueberry muffins
and apple muffins
in the end |
55 more
|
|
18 x 56 = 7
56 - 7 = 49
0.2 =
210 =
15If Auntie Penelope baked another 55 apple muffins, there would be equal number of blueberry muffins and apple muffins in the end.
35 u + 49 = 32 u + 55
35 u - 32 u = 55 - 49
3 u = 6
1 u = 6 ÷ 3 = 2
Total muffins that Auntie Penelope baked
= 40 u + 56 + 40 u
= 80 u + 56
= 80 x 2 + 56
= 160 + 56
= 216
Answer(s): 216
